“Our mission is to enable and inspire individuals to reach their greatest potential. Our goal is to empower them to be the hero in their own story.”Laney Chan, Founder of The Local Charity

Kelly Zhou at the Covenant House delivering meals from the 2009 Cook-With-Love event

What

The Local Charity is a volunteer-run charity based in Toronto, Ontario. We’re a Canadian registered non-profit organization devoted to relief of poverty.

Who

We work with various homeless shelters throughout the Greater Toronto Area with a focus on underprivileged youth, families, and womens’ shelters.

How

Cook-With-Love: Providing delicious & nutritious meals designed by local chefs to our partner-shelters.
Connect TO Success: Computer program where we refurbish donated corporate laptops for our partner-shelters.